May 24--St. Croix -- From 9 am to 4 pm, electrical service will be interrupted to approximately 149 customers in Estate Richmond, on St. Croix’s Feeder 1A. The service interruption will allow WAPA’s contractor Haugland Energy to upgrade the current wiring in the Estate Richmond area. Also, approximately 30 customers in the Estate Seven Hills area of St. Croix will experience an electrical service interruption through 6 pm today. WAPA is working to replace four downed utility poles following an incident earlier today.

With the launch of these facilities, the Authority is well on its way to establishing the foundation for a transmission system on St. Croix, and to achieving the goal of 60% reduction in the Territory’s fossil fuel use by 2025.

The change from thermal desalination to the RO production technology is projected to result in approximately 50% reduction in the production cost of water. The Randolph E. Harley Plant, work commenced in July 2012 and achieved substantial completion one year later.